Ashtray



April 9, 1940- A. A. HOLLER 97 ASHTRAY Filed Jan. 4, 1938 ar se mum;

' Patented Apr, 9, "194!) V Anthony A. HoIlerQ llans g, 01 J a r H i Application January 4, 1938;7Sria No 183',360

j; ifClaim. (01; 113i This invention -'ielate"s to ashtrays, and-f'mo're particularlyto an improved ashtray' simulating the grippingoi the cigarette between the fingers, and which is so constructed that "condensation with theresultant smudge-"betwe'en the cigarette and the supporting means is eliminated and which is also so constructedthat'the cigarette will burn evenly until it is burnt'to'a stub;

Another object oi this invention is to provide.

a structure whichwill support the cigarette in a position out of contact with the tray or ma-" terial within the tray, and which also supports the cigarette in a manner whereby the burning end of the cigarette will'not contact with the support and the cigarette will not thus burn un-' evenly so that whenit is picked up againburne ing embers will not fall on the, smokers clothing,

rugs, tables or the like.

A further object of this invention is to provide a structure wherein the cigarette may easily and safely be engaged with the supporting means and whereby the removal of the cigarette therefrom is facilitated so that the smoker can position the cigarette upon the supporting means without the exercise oflundue care and so that" I accidental striking of the tray will not cause the cigarette to be thrown ontoa table, fioor or the like. I 4 t A still further object of this invention is to provide an improved ashtray structure having a cigarette supporting means which is adapted to hold the cigarette at an angle with the 'burning a. tray-structure and cigarette supporting means i which can readily be made out ofmetal, glass, composition material, or a combination of materials so as to present an attractive tray structure.

With the foregoing and other objects in view,

the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claim appended hereto. a l

In the drawing, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the-several views,

Figure 1 is a top plan View of an ashtray constructed according to an embodiment of th s invention.

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p to 3;:tne-- numeral l'c'rd esignates generall a trayio' H.4 Y I FigureZ -is a 'sect1 onal view taken on the line tion'al view taken 'on' the un e l 'Ffigurelisa fragmentary side elevation ofaI 5 modified form"of-cigarette support.

H; 'Figure 5'- {1s"i a; fragmentary side elevation of a furtherjn odified form of cigarette support. 1 ferring to the drawing; and first 1 to Figs. l

structure Which comprises a bottom wall H, upsstanding side Walls l2 and upstanding" end walls 9 53. In the present instance the'tray I0 is con'-] structed in'rectangular configuration, but it will be understood that-I do not wish to be limited to v the particular configuration otthis tray I0, as

itmay bemade round or any other desired configuration. v 7 p I The. tray I0 is designed to retain av quantity of cigarette ashes and stubs, and is also designed to support cigarettes in such 'a manner that the ashes from the burning cigarettes will fall direct-,

ly intothe-tray l0. Inthe present instanceI have provided two cigarette-supporting devices, l4 and l5 wh'ich aresecured to the bottom wall H and extend upwardly thereof'and above the upper edges of the side and end walls [2 and l3, respectively. i

The cigarette supporting'devices J4 and 15",

- are mounted in opposed relation on the tray I0 and are' disposed adjacent the {end walls I3. The I support i4, comprises anuprightpost or standard It whichat a point below the upper end therea l j of is provided with an outstanding and substan-. v

tially rightangularly disposed arm l'ihaving va cigarette'rest or seat I3; The, rest or s'eat-.l8 is positioned closely adjacent the post or-sta'nd-' ard i6, and the'out'er endo'fthe arm I1 is preferably downwardly curved or flared as at i9, thus forming thelower portion of a throat orguide.

The post or standard it terminates at its upper endin 'an arm 21] which overlies'the arm I! and which at its free end is provided with an upwardly curved portion ,2! coacting with the; v 1 curved portion is of the arm I! to provide a throat orjguicle for guiding the cigarette C between the arms I! and 2E]. r

The-seat or rest l8 provided-inthe arm I1 is V-shape, but this seat or rest may be of different I,

design, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In Fig. 4 the arm Ila of the post l6a'is provided with a substantially T-shaped restor seat 18a; and in Fig,

5, the arm llb is provided with a concave rest or seat l8b. n I

It will also be noted i fr'ig. 2 that the lower arm I1 is relatively longer than the upper arm 20 for the purpose of facilitating the placement of the cigarette C on the rest I8.

In the use of this tray structure, the cigarette C is placed on the support 14 by sliding the cigarette between the arms I! and 20 with the cigarette substantially horizontal. The space between the two armsl! and 20 is slightly more than the diameter of the cigarette C so that when the cigarette C is in the innermost position and engaging on the restlB, the cigarette C may be released and the longer end thereof on one side of the support I will incline downwardly. One corner of the arm 20 will contact with the cigarette C and an opposite corner'of the rest l8 will engage the cigarette so that the cigarette will be thereby held against downward movement, being supported in substantially the position indicated by dotted lines in Figs. 2 and 3..

It is, of course, well known that cigarettes are ofa construction-such that they will burn to the end, and it is notuncormnon with ordinary cigarette projecting upwardly of the support It is greater than the weight of the lower end, the

upper end-will tilt downwardly and fall into the tray In. t.

standard secured to and extending upwardly of i said tray structure, and a pair of horizontally disposed supporting arms carried by said standard, each of said arms having flat confronting horizontal faces and vertical faces at right angles to said horizontal faces to thereby form a relatively sharp edge on opposite sides of each arm,

the space between said arms being substantially greater than the diameter of .a cigarette, the lowermost of said arms having a transverse seat thereacross to receive a cigarette, the width of the, arms and the spacing thereof being such as a n em ci re e a an in ina i n; the

I h zon a thea p dg f. the, upper m roviding a means to. hold the cigarette against slipping. l

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